In need of clues regarding Chrisoph Hoppe's Immigration
Grave maker for Christoph Hoppe , son of the immigrant I would love to know more about my third great-grandfather Christian Christopher Hoppe . Derivative records present the day of 14 May 1818 as Christoph's birth date and the location is believed to be Hanover as that is the place he listed on his naturalization papers which were dated 8 Oct 1860 in Franklin County, Ohio. Great-grandfather used the name Christian and Christopher in varying spellings and combinations throughout his life. In 1860, his name is listed as Christian in the census where he is a wagon maker by trade. The census taker wrote the last name and it looks like Hoppa or Koppa. Perhaps Hoppe is an Anglicized spelling of his name. I know not. And, I know that I'm saying it wrong and have learned the name would sound more like Hoppa or Koppa. So, if I were to look for Christian Christopsher's family in Hanover, how would I go about this? What clues and strategies should I use? Should I be ...